rhetoric

On Tuesday 8th November, there was a publication pile-up drawing attention to the importance of oracy in the school curriculum. Staff at Highbury Grove contributed to all three: Firstly, the free online book Speaking Frankly was published by the English Speaking Union, a project coordinated by their Director of Education, Duncan Partridge. Andrew Fitch, our Director … Continue reading →

It’s wonderful when an idea comes together. Last week we ran our Year 8 Project Soapbox as part of our newly established Rhetoric Roadmap – as detailed in this earlier post. One of the many forms of oracy we’re trying to develop is the capacity to speak in public. The project was conceived by our … Continue reading →

We’re building momentum in our drive to make the art of rhetoric a cornerstone of our approach to teaching and learning. One aspect of that is a strategy to address common issues with student speech. I think we need to be very explicit about the quality of speech we’re aiming for and not allow ourselves … Continue reading →

Rhetoric, as part of the Trivium, is central to our Framework for Teaching and Learning. We’re now starting to put the ideas into practice. This week, our newly appointed Director of Spoken Literacy, Andrew Fitch, gave out this excellent guide to putting rhetoric into action in everyday lessons. It’s great. Shared here with Andrew’s permission. Download … Continue reading →